Moon of three rings by andre norton, 1966, viking press edition, hardcover in english moon of three rings 1966 edition open library. If id noticed andre nortons name on any of the books, i dont recall. Jan, 2014 andre nortons moon of three rings is one of her best books. Krip, the free trader, is changed into an animal by the strange moon singer maiden in an effort to save him from the evil. The stars my destination, and the other was andre nortons story about a woman who.
Andre norton mixes science fiction and fantasy in her moonsinger stories. It has the limitations that are woven into norton s. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Books by norton, andre sorted by popularity project gutenberg.
Science fiction, juvenile fiction, adventure stories, life on other planets. It was the time of the moon of the three rings when the free trader ship lydis landed on the planet yiktor and junior crew member krip vorlund visited a beast show. Nahuatls larger moon pursued the smaller, greenish globe of its companion across a cloudless. Dive deep into andre nortons moon of three rings with extended analysis. She wrote primarily under the pen name andre norton, but also under andrew north and allen weston. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. Published 1987 by ace books first published august 29th 1966. All of the traders were rooted only to their ships. She was astoundingly prolific, with over thirty books in her celebrated and. Exiles of the stars book by andre norton thriftbooks. Project gutenberg offers 61,667 free ebooks to download. Almost all of her novels have appeared in the best of year polls and won awards in many categories. Buy a cheap copy of moon of three rings book by andre norton. It is the time of the moon of the three rings when the free.
I enjoy norton s writing and this novel doesnt disappoint in that aspect. Moon of three rings is the first of four books in the moonsinger series, followed by the equally. I still remember the first time i saw andre norton s moon of three rings. Andre norton began her moonsinger series in 1966 with moon of three rings. Buy moon of three rings by andre norton from amazons fiction books store. However, she was a woman of many interests and in her rebel series her considerable writing skills are on full display as she brings the story of drew rennie to life. I did check out the feedbooks faqs and it said if you have a kindle, download in kindle format, but their andre nortons books all seem to be in the more popular epub format. Andre norton is best known for her science fiction and fantasy novels. Moon of three rings moonsinger, book 1 by andre norton book cover, description, publication history. These works were written or edited by the american fiction writer andre norton andre alice norton, born alice mary norton, 19122005. Moonsinger by andre norton meet your next favorite book. Andre norton free books for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Buy moon of three rings first thus by andre norton isbn.
Mar 14, 20 moon of three rings by andre norton, 1966, viking press edition, hardcover in english. Moon of three rings by andre norton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I loved it as a child since it features animals as equals and humananimal telepathy. The first edition of moon of three rings and in some later editions, moon of 3 rings. Moon of three rings moonsinger, book 1 by andre norton. It was sitting on the new releases shelf at the carnegie library in the little town in maine where we spent our summers. I read these back in the day, probably when they were new. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Moon of three rings 1st novel in the moon magic series by andre norton series aka free traders or moon singer synopsis. Andre norton 19122005 was an american author of science fiction and fantasy. Buy moon of three rings by andre norton online at alibris. Norton, however, pushes beyond the boundaries of typical adolescent stories. Great plot with lots of twists keep you reading into the wee hours. Its been a very long time since at least 20 years ive reread this book, not sure why.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The series is set in a parallel universe where magic is a part of society that is performed by female virgins. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. She began writing while she was in high school, and she was the editor of a literary page in the schools paper. Andre norton was nominated more than once for hugo award for her novel witch world as well three times lifetime achievement for the world fantasy award.
Called a superb talent by the new york times, andre norton was a legend in. I have the 1968 edition of moon of three rings by andre norton. Moon of three rings is the first of four books in the moonsinger series, followed by the equally good exiles of the stars and then the somewhat less interesting flight in yiktor and dare to go ahunting. Moon of three rings is the first novel in the moonsinger series. Moon of three rings originally was marketed to a juvenile audience and was a junior literary guild selection in 1966. Moonsinger by andre norton overdrive rakuten overdrive. Moon of three rings is by the prolific author who can generally be counted on to do multiple rings around any of the others working in the juvenile science fiction form, and this is one of her best. Moon of three rings was first published in 1966 and exiles of the stars in 1971. Below is a list of andre norton s moonsinger books in order of when they were first released which is also their chronological order. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. At the time of the moon of three rings, the galactic trade ship lydis lands on the planet yiktor. If you liked moon of three rings, you should certainly read this book which brings a sense of completion to the story of krip and maelen.
Andre norton s moon of three rings is one of her best books. See all books authored by andre norton, including the elvenbane, and elvenborn, and more on. The first two books have been reprinted recently in a single volume called moonsinger. Andre norton grand mistress of science fictionpresents a grand tapestry of the farflung interstellar future, in which the first starships from earth have burst out into the universe. Andre norton was born alice mary norton in cleveland, ohio, the daughter of rug company owner and his wife. Andre norton abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Norton is known best for sciencefiction and fantasy, or speculative fiction, a field. Writeup from the back of the paperback editions at the time of the moon of three rings, the galactic trade ship lydis lands on the planet yiktor. I was a voracious and omnivorous reader, but i tended to sweep through. Before 1960 she used the pen name andrew north several times and, jointly with grace allen hogarth, allen weston once. She was the first woman to be gandalf grand master of fantasy, and first inducted by the science fiction and fantasy hall of fame. Moon magic series 5 primary works 7 total works set in the world of yiktor, this series tells the adventures of krip the free trader and maelen the moonsinger. Order of witch world books witch world is a series of high fantasyromance novels by american author andre norton. It was the time of the moon of the three rings when the free trader ship lydis landed on the planet yiktor and junior crew member krip vorlund visited a beast.
The series lasted five novels, concluding in 1993 with brother to shadow. Andre norton moon singer 1 moon of three rings zodml. These works were written or edited by the american fiction writer andre norton before 1960. The difference is that star guards central control is dominated by the galaxys elder races and humans are an illregarded junior race. Thats saying something since she wrote more than 200 novels of science fiction and, to a lesser extent, fantasy. In a universe of interstellar commerce, where trade was pretty well sewn up by the giant companies, tramps. Andre alice norton 19122005 was an american writer of science fiction and fantasy. It has the limitations that are woven into nortons writing style, storytelling approach and target audience. Krip vorland is assistant cargomaster on the free trader ship lydis. Feb 27, 2017 i still remember the first time i saw andre nortons moon of three rings. I thoroughly enjoyed them then and they hold up pretty well, better than some others of that period, both from norton and from others, like heinlein. Buy moon of three rings first edition by andre norton isbn. Moon of three rings was the first andre norton book i read. The grande dame of science fiction and fantasy exploring the works and life of.
She also wrote her first novel, ralestone luck, which was published in 1938. This follow up to moon of three rings is one of my favorite andre norton books. Andre norton s masterpiece, plague ship, is the story of the trampfreighter spaceship, solar queen. Maelen of the kontra is a moon singer of the thassa. The book of the rowan cycle of oak, yew, ash, and rowan. She was the first female to win the gandalf grand master award in 1977 and was also awarded the damon knight memorial grand master award from the sfwa in 1983. Im starting to think that newer authors dont know how to do classic storytelling. Moon of three rings book by andre norton thriftbooks. Moonsinger by andre norton webscription ebook baen books. This series takes a look at the books that had such an impact.
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